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From Social Worker to Social Studies Teacher to Designing Learning Solutions in a Nationwide Organization: The Journey of Leah Yeatts

From Social Worker to Social Studies Teacher to Designing Learning Solutions in a Nationwide Organization Leah started working as a social worker, then got into teaching social studies to our youth. After about 10 years, she transferred her skills along with additional education into adult learning. How did you get into teaching? After graduating from

From High School Language Arts Teacher to Instructional Design Turned Entrepreneur: The Journey of Chris Straley

From High School Language Arts Teacher to Instructional Designer Entrepreneur Chris taught high school language arts then ended up working as an instructional designer. Eventually, he had a vision to go out on his own and start his own company, and he did just that! His company now works on instructional design projects with clients

From Tech College Adjunct to Blackboard Product Designer: The Journey of Melanie Sexton

From Tech College Adjunct to Blackboard Product Designer Most people interviewed started teaching at the K-12 level. Melanie started her teaching career as an adjunct at a tech college. Currently, she is a product designer for the LMS Blackboard. How did you get into teaching? My mom taught elementary art for almost 20 years, so

Transition from College Curriculum Support to eLearning Developer: The Journey of Gemma Nunn

Transition from College Curriculum Support to eLearning Developer Many of us in the instructional design and elearning industry just happen to stumble upon the profession or somehow find out about it accidentally and then realized we finally found “our thing.” Gemma’s journey is a perfect example of this. She also stresses the importance of reevaluating

From Military to Math Teacher to Voiceover Artist: The Journey of Andy Field

From Military to Math Teacher to Voiceover Artist Talk about someone who has passion, dedication, and hustle! Andy has been in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, he has been a teacher, and now a voiceover artist! He describes himself as a: “Warrior. Scholar. Pedagogue. Nerd. No ordinary voice actor, I’m a senior military

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Teacher to Tech Trainer to ID to Scrum Master: The Journey of Michele (onel) Daigle

Transition from Teaching to Multimedia Developer/Instructor Designer If you want to talk about someone who has extensive background in education and technology use, Michele (who we call one-L) is who you want to talk to. The following are the questions I asked Michele and her exact responses are shown in quotes beneath each question. How did

Transition from Teaching to Multimedia Developer/Instructor Designer: The Journey of Melissa Granholm

Transition from Teaching to Multimedia Developer/Instructor Designer Melissa has over 15 years of experience in education. She  was a teacher, a coach, and thought she wanted to be an administrator in the public school system and has since became  a multimedia developer/instructional designer at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The following are

Transition From Elementary Teacher to Trainer: Liz

From Elementary Teacher to Trainer Liz was an elementary teacher for three years. She gave it her all, but quickly realized teaching was not for her. Liz left the classroom and found a job as a trainer that allows her to travel around the country and deliver trainings to employees in the banking industry. Liz’s

Transition From Teaching to Training and Development: The Journey of Rick Presley

Transition From Teaching to Training and Development Science Teacher to Education Program Manager at the Supreme Court of Ohio Rick was a high school science teacher who used his networking skills and love of science to leave teaching and double his salary within one year in a chemical industry. After gaining a variety of other

Transition From Teaching to Instructional Design: The Journey of Elliott Adams

Transition From Teaching to ID/Trainer From Elementary Teacher to Instructional Design/Trainer Elliott started his career as an elementary teacher then transitioned into training and instructional design roles. He has worked as instructional designer in military defense contractor and senior learning consultant for healthcare management organization environments. He has 10+ years of experience as a professional

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